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Art Collector, Brian Hernandez Jr. up, approaching the finish of the 2020 Toyota Blue Grass Stakes. The colt defeated filly Swiss Skydiver by 3 1/2 lengths. The 96th running of the Blue Grass was presented during Keeneland’s five-day 2020 Summer…

Jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. celebrating his first Toyota Blue Grass Stakes win on Art Collector in 2020. Campaigned by Bruce Lunsford, Art Collector won multiple graded stakes before claiming the Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes in 2023. He was…

Arts and Letters, Bill Shoemaker up, in a commanding 15-length Blue Grass victory. Campaigned by Rokeby Stables, Arts and Letters gave Shoemaker his fifth Blue Grass win. The Racing Hall of Fame jockey would claim a sixth victory in 1982 aboard…

1969 Blue Grass Stakes winner Arts and Letters with trainer Elliot Burch and groom Sylvester Cook.

This photograph showcases Carpe Diem in the lead with John Velazquez up.

Carpe Diem’s Toyota Blue Grass Stakes win in 2015 gave Hall of Fame jockey Velazquez his second victory in the signature Keeneland spring stakes race. Velazquez rode Bandini,…

This photograph showcases Chief's Crown, Don MacBeth up, capturing the 1985 Blue Grass Stakes.

This photograph captures future Hall of Famer Coaltown, with N.L. Pierson up, at the finish of the 1948 Blue Grass Stakes. Horse of the Year in 1949, Coaltown posted a record of 12-3-0 from 15 starts.

Racing Hall of Fame jockey Corey Nakatani on Dance With Fate after their Toyota Blue Grass Stakes win in 2014. Dance With Fate’s win in the 90th running of the Blue Grass gave Nakatani and trainer Peter Eurton their first wins in Keeneland’s spring…

Dust Commander, Mike Manganello up, after their 1970 Blue Grass Stakes win. Sent off at 35-1 odds on a sloppy track, Dust Commander edged out the competition to claim the Blue Grass in his third start at Keeneland that spring. The Derby was the…

This photograph features Dust Commander training at Keeneland ahead of 1970 Blue Grass Stakes. After his first place finish at the Blue Grass, Dust Commander would repeat with a first place finish at the Kentucky Derby.